As soon as the sky was bright, the courtyards of the deep mansions around the imperial city were brightly lit. With the tense rhythm of changing, washing, and dining, a sedan chair, surrounded by guards and servants, left the courtyard one after another and headed for the Wende Hall of the Imperial Palace.

The magnificent Wende Palace, since the time of Taizu, was the military important place for the early Song Dynasty to discuss politics.

A member of the civil and military generals, dressed in a different kind of grandeur, held their breath in front of the hall, lined up according to their qualifications, divided into two classes, and then in the shouting of the eunuchs on duty, they rushed in.

Inside and outside the Wende Palace, there were heavily guarded, and countless strong guards were deployed in all corners, carefully and seriously watching every minister who entered the palace.

Zhang Chun, the prime minister who leaned towards the government and the opposition, was the first of the civil officials to enter the palace. The other row of military attachés who went hand in hand with him was led by the famous general Chong Shiheng.

The rank of the Shiheng is less than a first-class military attaché, but he has made many meritorious deeds in the battles against the Western Xia, and his reputation is the greatest. Therefore, the military attache recommended him as the head of the palace.

Zhang Chun actually looked down on that military attaché, including Chong Shiheng.

In fact, since the system of fighting Taizu Zhao Kuangyin to control military affairs with civil affairs has been inherited to the present, civilian officials have always looked down on military attachés.

However, in today's early dynasty, Zhang Chun rarely greeted Chong Shiheng: "Chong Shuai, Your Majesty has been sick in bed for seven and a half months, and he has not been in the early dynasty for seven and a half months. The people in the palace said that the day before yesterday, Xiyizong Chen Tudao entered the palace and relieved His Majesty's illness in one fell swoop. What do you think about this?"

"Daoist Chen has always been concerned about national affairs, and this move is very good. "Chong Shiheng is thirty-six or seventeen years old, and he doesn't talk much.

"I heard that when Daoist Chen entered the palace, he was not the only one, but also brought a low-level subordinate of the Demon Suppression Palace. Zhang Chun said, "The people in the palace said that in fact, Daoist Chen did not exert much force in the meantime, and it was mainly that person who rescued His Majesty." That person brought an elixir that was enough to heal His Majesty. ”

"Zhang Xiang's ears and eyes are really well-informed, and the things in the palace are also clear. I have never heard of any of these things. Chong Shiheng said.

"Hey, talking to you, I'm really asking Yu Blind. Zhang Chun was a little unhappy, he thought that Chong Shiheng was hiding something.

"Taishi Cai, do you understand this?" Zhang Chun turned his head and asked Cai Jing, the second newly promoted Taishi among the civil officials.

"This is the ...... To know is to know some, but not in detail. The hall master Jiang of the Demon Suppression Hall is in the back, why don't you ask him?" Cai Jing stroked his beard and looked back at Jiang Jin, the hall master of the Demon Suppression Palace, who was standing there a lot taller than others.

"This matter is mainly handled by the deputy hall master of Wen, and I don't know much. Jiang Jin said coldly with a calm face, and then glanced at Wen Yanbo behind him, his eyes were not good.

Wen Yanbo just didn't see it.

"It is said that the Sun Immortal from Penglai Immortal Mountain also went, and it seems that he didn't please him. Cai Jing continued.

"Is that Sun Xianshi in the palace who brought the dead back to life?" an official exclaimed, "Why didn't he get it yet, but let someone else go?"

......

And the officials talked incessantly in the temple.

After a while, a eunuch came with a whisk of dust and screamed: "Your Majesty is in the morning, and the hundred officials are quiet!"

Everyone immediately stopped and knelt down in unison.

Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu, with the support of two palace maids, walked out of the back of the palace and sat down on the dragon chair with difficulty.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty! Your Majesty's dragon body has recovered, it is really a blessing for my Great Song Qitian!" Zhang Chun took the lead in congratulating, and then all the officials congratulated fiercely.

Zhao Xu waved his hand and signaled the officials to be quiet. He said in a hoarse voice, "It's been three days since I woke up from my illness. In the past three days, everyone must have known. Seven and a half months, I was in a coma for seven and a half months. As the king of a country, it is really a heinous sin to not ask about the government for seven and a half months. ”

His expression was a little pretentious, it was not contrived, it was indeed emotional.

The officials were busy excusing him for a while.

The two eunuchs carried piles and piles of paperwork and placed them on the dragon case. There were so many documents that Zhao Xu's body was almost completely covered.

"These are the letters written by the ministers of the DPRK and China during my illness. Zhao Xu said, "There are more documents that have been approved by Zhang Xiang and the officials in charge of the six ministries." These are the ones they dare not assert, or they need to be stamped with the imperial seal. Today, we have disposed of these documents in this temple. ”

"Your Majesty! the dragon body matters!" Zhang Chun's face was nervous, "These documents, it doesn't matter!"

Officials chimed in.

Chong Shiheng didn't echo any words, and so did Wen Yanbo, and the two frowned.

"There is one more thing that needs to be done before these instruments can be approved. Zhao Xu said, "Xiyi Sect Master Chen Chuan Chen Immortal Master, Demon Suppression Hall Xinzhou Branch Hall Expansion Guard Banner Banner Master, Demon Suppression Hall Junior Army subordinate Ruan Zun, the two of them have made meritorious efforts to save the driver and cure my evil disease, yesterday I have asked the Ministry of Rites to draw up a reward according to the imperial decree previously given to the Demon Suppression Hall Junior Army." Ministry of Rites, what is the outcome of the discussion?"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites, an old man with an old dragon clock, stepped out of the train, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites believes that Master Chen has made great contributions to the Song Dynasty for generations. His Majesty the Emperors of the Song Dynasty in all dynasties had rewarded him, but he never accepted it. In view of this, the Ministry of Rites believes that for the Song Kingdom, the Immortal Master is no longer a reward that is enough to reciprocate, but only to keep it in mind. ”

"All ministries continue to compile the deeds of Chen Tuan's ancestors and spread them all over the world. Zhao Xu said, "Then, what about the young man Ruan Zun?"

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites said: "When the young army of the Demon Suppression Hall went to Qingzhou, the imperial court promised the Demon Suppression Hall that those who have made meritorious contributions to this trip will not hesitate to be knighted and fiefdomed. Ruan Zun and his people have great achievements and mistakes in this trip, but they still need to be rewarded. The Ministry of Rites believed that he could confer the title of a third-class baron, take the lead of a town, and according to his own wishes, promote him to the third rank in Shinshu or Qingzhou. ”

"Yes. Zhao Xu said, "Since the founding of Taizu, there have been many knights and fiefs, and few knighted fiefs. I believe that those who have contributed to the country's social welfare should be greatly rewarded. Come on, pass on Ruan Zun to the palace!"

"Pass Ruan Zun to the palace!" With a melodious long shout from the eunuch, under the leadership of two spirit general-level guards, Ruan Zun entered the Wende Palace.

"Knock on Your Majesty. "According to the etiquette that had been taught before, Nguyen Zun practiced the ritual of prostration.

At this time, the civil and military ministers of the palace, the most powerful people in the entire Song Kingdom, were all looking at him. He was a little apprehensive, but then replaced it with a sense of self-improvement.

"You're Ruan Zun, I've seen you. Zhao Xu said.

"Shinshu White Deer Spiritual Academy, the four-year decisive battle, His Majesty has come to watch the battle. Ruan Zun replied.

"Yes, it's in Shinshu. Zhao Xu seemed to recall what happened at that time, "Your performance in the ring is really memorable." ”

They even spoke in the morning court as if they were homely, which made the Manchu Dynasty civil and military shocked. This kid has known His Majesty for a long time?

(End of chapter)